I-TANZANIA (eTN) - Ifumaneka kwiindawo eziphakamileyo ezisemazantsi eTanzania, i-Ruaha National Park, eyona ndawo inkulu yase-Eden yase-Eden eMpuma Afrika, iphantse iswele ihotele eyaneleyo kunye neendawo zokuhlala ukuze ihlangabezane nokungena kwayo kwabakhenkethi.
Ibalwa njengeyona paki yasendle inkulu kunye neyona ndawo ikhuselekileyo yezilwanyana zasendle eMpuma Afrika, iRuaha igubungela ummandla weekhilomitha ezingama-20,226 ogcwele izilwanyana zasendle zaseAfrika, kodwa inendawo zokulala ezingaphantsi kweshumi eliphakathi ukulungiselela abakhenkethi abatyelele le paki.
Amatsheyini amakhulu ehotele acinga ukungena okanye ukungangeni kule paki inomtsalane kumazantsi eTanzania. I-Serena Hotels ijonge ekusekweni kwe-safari lodge yodidi oluphezulu e-Ruaha, ngelixa umtyali-mali wehotele waseTanzania, i-Peacock Hotels nayo ijonge le paki. Kwelinye icala lengqekembe, abatyali-zimali behotele kunye nendawo yokuhlala batyhola amagosa karhulumente waseTanzania ngeteyiphu ebomvu, i-bureaucracy, kwaye mhlawumbi urhwaphilizo xa umtyali-mali ehotele efaka isicelo semvume yoshishino.
Iindawo zokulala kunye neenkampu ezineentente ezisebenzayo ngoku epakini zibonelela ngendawo yokuhlala ngamaxabiso aqala kwi-US$223 ukuya kwi-US$500 ngomntu ngamnye ngokwabiwayo.
Ngokungafaniyo nesekethe yabakhenkethi esemantla eTanzania apho iinqwelomoya ezicwangcisiweyo zisebenza mihla le, iindawo ezityebileyo zabakhenkethi kwiindawo eziphakamileyo zaseTanzania ziswele unxibelelwano lomoya, nto leyo edodobalisa uphuhliso lokhenketho kwisekethe.
Inkokeli yeqela eliphikisayo epalamente yaseTanzania, uPeter Msigwa, utyhola urhulumente ophetheyo ngokusilela kwakhe ukukhuthaza utyalo-mali kwiihotele eRuaha, ekhankanya iinkampani ezithile ezisileleyo ukufumana amaphepha-mvume okuseka iindawo zokuhlala kule paki.
Umbutho wezopolitiko kunye nomenzi wemigaqo-nkqubo wayefuna ukubona abatyali-mali abaninzi abavela kwihlabathi liphela bezama kule paki kwaye wayefuna abasemagunyeni botyalo-mali ukuba bakhawulezise zonke iinkqubo eziya kukhuthaza abatyali-zimali abaninzi kwiihotele kulo mmandla we-Afrika.
Kodwa, i-Hotels Association yaseTanzania ayiboni ukukhanya okuluhlaza kwishishini lokungenisa izihambi ngenxa yeendleko eziphezulu zombane kunye neziseko eziphantsi kwiindawo ezininzi ezisemazantsi eTanzania, nangona iindawo ezinomtsalane kunye namathuba akhoyo kuloo mimandla.
Abatyali-zimali behotele bacele urhulumente waseTanzania ukuba aphinde athathele ingqalelo isiqabu kwirhafu kunye neerhafu ezininzi ezibizwayo, ubuncinci ukukhuthaza amashishini amaninzi.
Unikezelo lwamandla olungathembekanga (umbane) lunyuse iindleko zokwenza ishishini kwaye lunokuchaphazela izicwangciso zexesha elide zokukhula kwecandelo, bakhalaza.
IRuaha, eqhayisa ngeendlovu zaseAfrika ezingaphezu kwe-10,000, elona lizwe likhulu kuyo nayiphi na ipaki yelizwe eseMpuma Afrika, ikhusela ummandla omkhulu wamatyholo angamatyholo abonakala kumbindi weTanzania.
Kwakhona, le paki likhaya leentlobo zeentaka ezingaphezu kwama-450. Kukholelwa ukuba iRuaha ineendlovu ezininzi kunayo nayiphi na ipaki yelizwe eMpuma Afrika. Ikwayindawo apho izilwanyana ezincancisayo ezintle njengeKudu (ezinkulu nezincinci), iSable, kunye neRoan antelopes zinokubonwa lula kwihlathi laseMiombo.
Inkunzi ye-Kudu ineempondo ezintle ezingqukuva, ngoxa inkunzi yenyamakazi ebizwa ngokuba yi-Sable antelope ineempondo ezigoso ezinomtsalane. Le paki ikwayindawo yokuhlala izinja zasendle ezisengozini yokuphela. Ezinye izilwanyana ezikulo paki ziquka iingonyama, amahlosi, ingwenkala, iindlulamthi, amaqwarhashe, iielands, iiimpala, iimpungutye ezinelulwane noodyakalashe.
Nanjengoko abatyali mali beehotele beza kudibana eMpuma Afrika kule veki, kukho amathemba amahle okubona abatyali mali behotele begalela ikomkhulu labo eAfrika.
Ngokophononongo olwenziwa yi-W Hospitality Group ese-Lagos, amatyathanga amakhulu ehotele ayanda ubukho bawo kwilizwekazi lonke lase-Afrika. Ingxelo yophando icebisa ukuba iihotele ezintsha ezingama-208 ezinamagumbi angaphezu kwama-38,000 zicwangciswe ukujoyina imarike yaseAfrika ekhulayo kule minyaka mihlanu izayo.
Ingxelo idize ukuba i-55 pesenti yeehotele ezicwangcisiweyo sele ziphantsi kolwakhiwo, kunye nendawo yokuhlala eseleyo kwisigaba socwangciso noyilo.
Ezi ndaba ziza emva kwe-Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) eya kubanjelwa eNairobi ngoSeptemba 25-26, 2012.
Nangona abanikazi beehotele betyala imali e-Afrika ngokukhutheleyo, impumelelo iseza kuba ngumngeni nanjengoko eli lizwekazi libeka imiqobo enjengomngcipheko wezopolitiko, urhwaphilizo, ukungabikho kweziseko ezingundoqo kunye nokungabikho kwezakhono kubasebenzi, itsho ingxelo.
